Current and Future Approaches for Using Benthic Algae to Monitor and Assess Aquatic Ecosystems II

Session 9 (Special)
Thursday, May 30, 10:15 AM-12:00 PM, Westmoreland
Moderator: Stevenson, R.J.

10:15 (55) RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF SCALE IN BENTHIC ALGAL ECOLOGY.
R.L. Lowe. Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio 43403 USA

10:30 (56) LAND USE AND LOTIC DIATOM ASSEMBLAGES: A MULTI-SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ASSESSMENT.
Y. Pan¹, A.T. Herlihy², P.R. Kaufmann³, J. Wigington³, J. Van Sickle³, and T. Moser⁴. ¹Environmental Sciences and Resources, Portland State University, Portland, OR 97207, USA, ²Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA, ³US Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR 97333, USA, ⁴Dynamac International Corp., Corvallis, OR 97333, USA

10:45 (57) STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL APPROACHES TO ALGAL BIOASSESSMENT: THE IMPORTANCE OF SESTON-PERIPHYTON RELATIONS WITH AUTOGENIC ORGANIC ENRICHMENT IN PRODUCTIVE STREAMS AND RIVERS.
S.D. Porter. U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, MS406, DFC, Denver, CO 80225

11:00 (58) CHOICE OF SUBSTRATE TYPE FOR WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT USING BENTHIC ALGAE.
M.G. Potapova and D.F. Charles. Patrick Center for Environmental Research, The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103, USA

11:15 (59) BENTHIC DIATOMS, FRENCH WATERCOURSE QUALITY AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EUROPEAN WATER RESOURCES FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE.
J. Prygiel. Agence de l'Eau Artois-Picardie, 200 rue Marceline, BP 818, F-59508 Douai, France

11:30 (60) USE OF ALGAE FOR ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR PROTECTING AND RESTORING AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS.
R.J. Stevenson. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48864

11:45 (61) THE USE OF BENTHIC ALGAL BIOASSESSMENT TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECTS OF GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION ON HEADWATER STREAMS.
J.G. Winter¹, P.J. Dillon², R.A. Reid³, and K. Somers³. ¹Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Environmental Monitoring and Reporting Branch, 125 Resources Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9P 3V6, ²Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada K9J 7B8, ³Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Dorset Environmental Science Centre, P.O. Box 39, Dorset, Ontario, Canada P0A 1E0